Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-12
LEGISLATIVE.


Monday, February 2s.-Ln committee OF
the whole senate this morning, bills Tor
driving Texas cattle into or through Kan
sas, creating the ONCE OF assistant state
treasurer, and repeating the live stock In
surance law were recommended for pas
sage.
The SCI ste was in committee Of the whole
all the afternoon and recommended Tor pas
sage several bills, among which was one
prohibiting giving or selling tobacco TO
minors under 10 years and a bill to
encourage the manufacture OF sugar.
Tuesday, March 1.-Eighteen bills we're
passed in third reading, all but one Of pri-
Vate nature, and that was senate bill ISL an
act to prohibit the use or Intoxicating Ii
quOrs at the polls, and providing a punish
ment therefor.
A large number of local bills passed and
the following general bills: Senate bill 25ls
an act relating 20 the protection of cattle
against Texas, splen1c or Spanish fever and
ameudatOrV OF section and Of chapter
l9I OF laws of 1850 and repeating said
original section and OF chapter l5l, laws
Of 1885; substitute for senate bill p, an act
providing for the appointments OF an assistant
treasurer Of state, and precriblng his duties
senate bill 10S. an act TOR the inc 2r ton
OF mutual llV6-stOcE Insurance. companies
and to Cehne their powers and duties, and
10 repeal chapter lib of laws of 1886; senate
DILL -, an act authorizing county trsasurSrs
IN the counties OF ten thousand inhabitants
and over to deposit public money II bank;
lugB upon our railways; senate bill 81, an act
20 amend section 10, chapter u OF general
statutes 1858, being an act in reference to
The state pen1tent1ary5 and repeating salu
statutes 1868; senate bill 139 an act to en-
courage the manufacture Of sugar; senate
bill l1Z, an act for the protection Of COM
mon schools, and providing a
peaalty for the violation thereof.
senate bill 149, an act to provide for the in
vestment or sinking funds in the hands of
county, township and city treasursrs, and 70
repeal chapter l24, laws of 1874; senate bill
I5l, an act prohibiting giving or furnishing
tobacco IN any OF It's forms to minors under
sixteen years Of age; senate bill III.
an act relating to the shipments OF
live stock senate bill 81, an act
making townships liable for defects in
bridges and culverts; substitute or senate
bill lS5, an act tO establish a state board OF
horticulture, and providing for its main
tenancs.
Wednesday March 2.-Senator Blue an
nounced that the conference committee o.
house bill 343 (the Murray temperance billy
had agreed that the law should take ehect
from March 30, 1887, and shOuld be pub
nshed IN the official state paper. The ways
and means committee re ported adversely on
all bills making donations to private chart
"a Die lnst1LutlOns. The bill making dOna-
ton TO the LeavenWOrth Home of the
Eriendless was recommended for reference
to The committee Of the whole The
folio wing were among bills passed on third
reading: House bill 493, an act making an
appropriation for the erection of the main
or central building Of the state house. ana
to provide for a special levy Of taxes there
tOri house bill lO3i an act am5LdatOrg OF
and supplemental to chapter 100 Of the ses-
sion laws of 1885, being an a1t TO prevent
incompetent or unauthorized persons from
engaging IN the practice of pharmacy, etc.
The following bills were passed on thirO
reading during the afternoon session Of the
senate; House bill $50, an act TO amend sec
ton OF chapter l54l laws 1886, being
an act to amend section of chap
ter 81, law 1870 being an act
IN relation to railroads: house bill 246 an
act 10 provide for consolidation of cities;
house bill 45S, an act to repeal chapter ll5
Of the session laws of 1871 entitled Gan act
to regulate the salaries OF county clerk and
county treasurer IN certain counties therein
namedi' senate bill 296s an act to punish
false pr5tensS5 IN obtaining registration Of
cattle and other animals, and to punish Civ
ing false pedigrees.
Thursday March 3.-Among the bills pass
ed on third reading TINS morning were
Senate bill 33l, an act making apprOpria-
uOns for the legislative department, enroll
ing cl6rE5, etc, engrOsslng clerkz, commit
tee clerks, and for transcribing the journal
of the two houses, for the session Of 1887;
house bill 452, an act to provide for the cree
ton of additional buildings at the state IN
stitutiOn for the education of the deaf and
dumb, at OlGthe, for the fiscal years OF 1888
and 1883; that Is to say for the central buit1Dg-
house bill 2l6, an act to provide for additions
to the state normal school building at En-
pOria; house bill 372, an act making an ap-
preparation 70 pay j. +. Tufts for legal ser
vices performed as assistant attorney gen
eral; house bill 272, an act making approprie-
tions for the north wing of the institute for
the education Of the blind, and for the pur-
chase Of furniture for the same; house bill
304s an act making appropriation for the
state industrial refOrmatOry at Hutchinson,
Kansas, for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1888, and June 80, 1889.
The entire afternoon was spent on the third
reading and passage of bills Among those
Of a general character were the folio Elng:
Senate bill IS, an act in relation to the an
nual meetings Of school districts, and
amendatory of section 6. chapter 122. laws
ships to provide public parks and cemeter-
les for the inhabitants thereof; senate bill
1l3, an act to define the liability of
railroad companies IN certain cases;
senate bill IA, an act relating to capital pun
ishment, Hmendatory Of chapter l66 of the
la ~ OF 1872, the same being ameudatOry of
chapter 81 of the laws of 1868; house bill
lS1, an act relating to crimes and punish
ments, and amendatory of sections 81 and
b of chapter 81 OF the general statutes OF
1868; house bill 81, an act to prevent frauds
at elections, and 10 pro ide punishment
therefor; house bill Z95, an act to amend an
act entitled can act to enable counties,
townships and cities to aid 10 the c0nstruo-
ton Of railroads, to repeal section 8 OF
chapter 80 of tbs laws of 1874, " and to re-
peal by the act section / Of chapter l6T OF
the laws Of 1876.